2G Spectrum Allocation Scam: The Role of the Finance Minister
2G Spectrum Allocation Scam: The Role of the Finance Minister
The 2G spectrum allocation scam, one of India’s largest financial scandals, centered on the underpriced allocation of mobile network licenses and associated radio spectrum in 2008. While A. Raja, the then Minister of Communications and Information Technology, was the central figure accused of orchestrating the irregularities, the role of the Finance Minister at the time, P. Chidambaram, has remained a subject of intense scrutiny and debate.